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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Aug. 22, 2016 | CA | AB 1843 | Prohibits Employers from Asking Applicants to Disclose Criminal History | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
June 11, 2020 | CA | AB 1850 | Amends Worker Classification for Self Employed Individuals | Bill Passed - House (76 - 0) |
Aug. 31, 2020 | CA | AB 1867 | Requires Employers with 500 Employees to Provide 2 Weeks of Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for Full Time Workers | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 15) |
Aug. 31, 2020 | CA | AB 1867 | Requires Employers with 500 Employees to Provide 2 Weeks of Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for Full Time Workers | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 9) |
March 20, 2014 | WI | AB 19 | Requires an Individual to Disclose the Number of Asbestos Trusts they Plan to Sue | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 38) |
March 12, 2014 | WI | AB 19 | Requires an Individual to Disclose the Number of Asbestos Trusts they Plan to Sue | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 16) |
Aug. 5, 2008 | CA | AB 2001 | Whistleblower Hotline | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8) |
May 11, 2015 | CA | AB 202 | Requires Professional Sports Teams to Classify Cheerleaders Employees | Bill Passed - House (56 - 23) |
June 3, 2010 | CA | AB 2047 | Expanding Authorized University Admission Considerations | Amendment Adopted - House (48 - 28) |
May 29, 2008 | CA | AB 2076 | Prohibiting E-verify | Bill Passed - House (43 - 31) |
May 11, 2011 | NV | AB 211 | Prohibiting Discriminatory Employment Practices Based On Gender or Expression | Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 10) |
April 18, 2011 | NV | AB 211 | Prohibiting Discriminatory Employment Practices Based On Gender or Expression | Bill Passed - House (29 - 13) |
May 25, 2006 | CA | AB 2122 | Shareholder Distribution Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (48 - 32) |
June 14, 2012 | CA | AB 2127 | Authorizes Work Release for Certain Offenders | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
April 12, 2012 | CA | AB 2127 | Authorizes Work Release for Certain Offenders | Bill Passed - House (48 - 24) |
Aug. 29, 2012 | CA | AB 2132 | Encourages State Universities to Include Public Service in Tenure Policy | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 27) |
Aug. 28, 2012 | CA | AB 2132 | Encourages State Universities to Include Public Service in Tenure Policy | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14) |
May 29, 2018 | CA | AB 2160 | Defines Playground Aides as Classified Employees | Bill Passed - House (51 - 26) |
May 8, 2017 | CA | AB 22 | Authorizes Termination of Employees Engaged in Subversive Activities | Bill Passed - House (41 - 30) |
Aug. 20, 2008 | CA | AB 2279 | Prohibiting Employment Discrimination Against Medical Marijuana Patients | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
May 28, 2008 | CA | AB 2279 | Prohibiting Employment Discrimination Against Medical Marijuana Patients | Bill Passed - House (41 - 35) |
Aug. 29, 2012 | CA | AB 2346 | Authorizes Farm Workers to Sue Employers for Health or Safety Violations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (42 - 33) |
Aug. 27, 2012 | CA | AB 2346 | Authorizes Farm Workers to Sue Employers for Health or Safety Violations | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
Aug. 29, 2008 | CA | AB 2386 | Agricultural Union Election Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 31) |
Aug. 27, 2008 | CA | AB 2386 | Agricultural Union Election Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
Sept. 12, 2013 | CA | AB 241 | Expands Labor Laws for Domestic Workers | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 25) |
Sept. 11, 2013 | CA | AB 241 | Expands Labor Laws for Domestic Workers | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
April 24, 2007 | NV | AB 248 | Regulation of Tip Sharing Agreements | Bill Passed - House (32 - 10) |
March 23, 2021 | WI | AB 25 | Prohibits Private Employers from Mandating COVID-19 Vaccinations | Bill Passed - House (59 - 35) |
Aug. 28, 2006 | CA | AB 2536 | Overtime Pay for Personal Attendants | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 31) |
Aug. 28, 2006 | CA | AB 2536 | Overtime Pay for Personal Attendants | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 31) |
Aug. 23, 2006 | CA | AB 2536 | Overtime Pay for Personal Attendants | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14) |
Aug. 23, 2006 | CA | AB 2536 | Overtime Pay for Personal Attendants | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14) |
May 31, 2006 | CA | AB 2555 | Wage Discrimination Penalties | Bill Passed - House (48 - 32) |
May 31, 2006 | CA | AB 2555 | Wage Discrimination Penalties | Bill Passed - House (48 - 32) |
Aug. 17, 2006 | CA | AB 2555 | Wage Discrimination Penalties | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
Aug. 17, 2006 | CA | AB 2555 | Wage Discrimination Penalties | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
May 9, 2007 | WI | AB 260 | Employment Discrimination Exception for Sexual or Violent Offenders | Bill Passed - House (61 - 33) |
May 28, 2008 | CA | AB 2716 | Paid Sick Leave | Bill Passed - House (45 - 33) |
June 2, 2016 | CA | AB 2757 | Requires Overtime Pay for Farmworkers | Bill Failed - House (38 - 35) |
Aug. 29, 2020 | CA | AB 2992 | Prohibits Employer Punishment for Employee Leave Time | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 3) |
May 16, 2007 | WI | AB 30 | Felon Employment in Educational Agencies | Bill Passed - House (64 - 29) |
Aug. 31, 2020 | CA | AB 3075 | Expands Employer Liability for Failing to Pay Wages | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 11) |
June 18, 2020 | CA | AB 3216 | Expands Medical Leave Protections for Workers during the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic | Bill Passed - House (44 - 17) |
June 21, 2023 | WI | AB 322 | Authorizes Ratification of a Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the State and Law Enforcement Association | Bill Passed - House (91 - 2) |
Jan. 23, 2020 | CA | AB 323 | Establishes the Save Local Journalism Act | Bill Passed - House (77 - 0) |
May 7, 2019 | NV | AB 337 | Amends Certain Railroad Freight Transportation Safety Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 8) |
Sept. 12, 2013 | CA | AB 375 | Amends Teacher Dismissal Requirements | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 22) |
Sept. 12, 2013 | CA | AB 375 | Amends Teacher Dismissal Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13) |
May 29, 2013 | CA | AB 375 | Amends Teacher Dismissal Requirements | Bill Passed - House (64 - 11) |
Sept. 13, 2019 | CA | AB 378 | Authorizes Collective Bargaining for Childcare Workers | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 16) |
Sept. 13, 2019 | CA | AB 378 | Authorizes Collective Bargaining for Childcare Workers | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 16) |
Sept. 5, 2019 | CA | AB 378 | Authorizes Collective Bargaining for Childcare Workers | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 10) |
Sept. 5, 2019 | CA | AB 378 | Authorizes Collective Bargaining for Childcare Workers | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 10) |
May 31, 2009 | NV | AB 395 | Allowing State Employee Collective Bargaining | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 8) |
May 1, 2009 | NV | AB 395 | Allowing State Employee Collective Bargaining | Bill Passed - House (28 - 14) |
May 31, 2019 | NV | AB 456 | Increases The State Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 7) |
May 28, 2019 | NV | AB 456 | Increases The State Minimum Wage | (28 - 12) |
Aug. 31, 2010 | CA | AB 482 | Prohibiting Use of Credit Reports for Employment Purposes | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 30) |
Aug. 26, 2010 | CA | AB 482 | Prohibiting Use of Credit Reports for Employment Purposes | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
April 23, 2007 | NV | AB 494 | Unemployment Compensation for Workers in a Lockout | Bill Passed - House (28 - 14) |
April 23, 2007 | NV | AB 494 | Unemployment Compensation for Workers in a Lockout | Bill Passed - House (28 - 14) |
Sept. 11, 2019 | CA | AB 5 | Establishes Criteria For Determining Who Is An Employee | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11) |
May 29, 2019 | CA | AB 5 | Establishes Criteria For Determining Who Is An Employee | Bill Passed - House (59 - 15) |
Sept. 5, 2019 | CA | AB 51 | Prohibits Forced Employment Arbitration Agreements | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11) |
May 22, 2019 | CA | AB 51 | Prohibits Forced Employment Arbitration Agreements | Bill Passed - House (47 - 20) |
June 4, 2007 | CA | AB 514 | Diacetyl Toxic Substance Ban | Bill Passed - House (43 - 33) |
May 31, 2023 | CA | AB 518 | Extends Paid Family Leave to LGBTQ+ Members | Bill Passed - House (64 - 0) |
May 31, 2023 | CA | AB 518 | Extends Paid Family Leave to LGBTQ+ Members | Bill Passed - House (64 - 0) |
Sept. 14, 2023 | CA | AB 524 | Prohibits Employment Discrimination for Those With Family Caregiver Status | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (49 - 17) |
Sept. 12, 2023 | CA | AB 524 | Prohibits Employment Discrimination for Those With Family Caregiver Status | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8) |
April 16, 2007 | NV | AB 601 | Local Government Employee-Management Relations Act | Bill Passed - House (28 - 14) |
Aug. 26, 2021 | CA | AB 616 | Authorizes "Card Check" for Farm Workers Unions | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
May 10, 2021 | CA | AB 616 | Authorizes "Card Check" for Farm Workers Unions | Bill Passed - House (50 - 17) |
Jan. 29, 2008 | CA | AB 624 | Disclosing Organizational Diversity | Bill Passed - House (45 - 29) |
Sept. 10, 2021 | CA | AB 654 | Authorizes the State to Not Disclose COVID-19 Outbreak Numbers | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0) |
Feb. 15, 2022 | WI | AB 675 | Requires Employers to Accept "Natural Immunity" Documentation in Lieu of COVID Test, Vaccine | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 12) |
Jan. 25, 2022 | WI | AB 675 | Requires Employers to Accept "Natural Immunity" Documentation in Lieu of COVID Test, Vaccine | Bill Passed - House (59 - 34) |
Aug. 31, 2020 | CA | AB 685 | Requires Employers to Report COVID-19 Infections | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 17) |
Aug. 30, 2020 | CA | AB 685 | Requires Employers to Report COVID-19 Infections | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
Sept. 8, 2021 | CA | AB 701 | Establishes Transparency Requirements on Automated Quota Systems for Workers | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11) |
May 28, 2021 | CA | AB 701 | Establishes Transparency Requirements on Automated Quota Systems for Workers | Bill Passed - House (52 - 19) |
Sept. 4, 2009 | CA | AB 793 | Clarifying Statute of Limitations for Wage Discrimination Lawsuits | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 16) |
Feb. 22, 2022 | WI | AB 828 | Increases Employment Incentives for Correctional Officers | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
Jan. 25, 2022 | WI | AB 828 | Increases Employment Incentives for Correctional Officers | Bill Passed - House (59 - 33) |
Jan. 15, 2021 | CA | AB 84 | Establishes a New Paid Sick Leave Program | Bill Passed - House (48 - 13) |
Aug. 30, 2012 | CA | AB 889 | Establishes Work Condition Requirements for Domestic Work Employees | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 30) |
Aug. 29, 2012 | CA | AB 889 | Establishes Work Condition Requirements for Domestic Work Employees | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
June 2, 2011 | CA | AB 889 | Establishes Work Condition Requirements for Domestic Work Employees | Bill Passed - House (49 - 28) |
June 24, 2020 | CA | ACA 5 | Establishes Constitutional Amendment Repealing Prohibition on Affirmative Action Policies | Amendment Adopted - Senate (30 - 10) |
June 10, 2020 | CA | ACA 5 | Establishes Constitutional Amendment Repealing Prohibition on Affirmative Action Policies | Amendment Adopted - House (60 - 14) |
June 27, 2013 | NJ | ACR 199 | Specifies that the Proposed Job Banding Rule is Not Consistent with Legislative Intent | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (24 - 13) |
June 24, 2013 | NJ | ACR 199 | Specifies that the Proposed Job Banding Rule is Not Consistent with Legislative Intent | Joint Resolution Passed - House (46 - 32) |
Nov. 19, 2013 | MA | Amdt 1 | Increases the Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees | Amendment Adopted - Senate (31 - 7) |
July 1, 2014 | MA | Amdt 17 | Limits Use of Non-Competition Agreements | Amendment Adopted - Senate (32 - 7) |
June 9, 2010 | NH | Amdt 2408 | Insurance Premium Amendments | Amendment Rejected - House (130 - 220) |
April 6, 2010 | NE | Amdt 2454 | Limiting First Responder PTSD Death Benefits to 1 Year | Amendment Rejected - Senate (17 - 27) |
April 6, 2010 | NE | Amdt 2455 | Limiting First Responder PTSD Benefits to 26 Weeks | Amendment Rejected - Senate (12 - 30) |
April 29, 2009 | FL | Amdt 337171 | Expanding Unemployment Benefits Eligibility | Amendment Rejected - House (45 - 71) |
May 26, 2010 | LA | Amdt 4002 | Requires Department of Education Employees Evaluation | Amendment Adopted - Senate (20 - 19) |